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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Part 1, what event does Goring tell Sir Robert he'll be attending that evening?
(a) The Bachelor's Ball.
(b) The Queen's Ball.
(c) A political rally.
(d) A poker game.

2. What is Sir Robert's initial response to Mrs. Cheveley's request concerning his speech?
(a) He refuses.
(b) He asks her to come watch him speak.
(c) He is very excited.
(d) He agrees.

3. Who says, "I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it."
(a) Sir Robert.
(b) Caversham.
(c) Lady Chiltern.
(d) Goring.

4. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?
(a) Baron Arnheim.
(b) Her father.
(c) Lady Chiltern.
(d) Goring.

5. What does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert won't survive a scandal?
(a) His friendship with Goring.
(b) His political career.
(c) His social standing.
(d) His marriage.

6. How does Sir Robert reply to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3 when she asks about his change of view on the report from the Commission regarding the Argentine Canal scheme?
(a) He has received proof that the Commission is wrong.
(b) He believes the Commission was misinformed.
(c) He simply changed his mind.
(d) He is angry and refuses to answer her.

7. Who puts the lights out at the end of Act 1?
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Sir Robert.
(c) Mason.
(d) Goring.

8. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Mabel say about Mrs. Cheveley after she leaves?
(a) She is a lovely woman.
(b) She is very intelligent.
(c) She has beautiful clothes.
(d) She is a horrid woman.

9. What reason does Mrs. Cheveley give Sir Robert for not giving him time to consider her offer?
(a) She is impatient for his answer.
(b) She has to telegraph Vienna that night.
(c) The House of Commons won't wait for his speech.
(d) She is leaving the country.

10. What does Sir Robert tell Mrs. Cheveley he thinks of the Argentine Canal Company when she first brings it up?
(a) It's profitable.
(b) It's a swindle.
(c) He's certain she should invest.
(d) It's going bankrupt.

11. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?
(a) It says Sir Robert cheated on his college exams.
(b) It says to buy Suez Canal shares.
(c) It says Sir Robert fixed his election.
(d) It says Sir Robert had an affair with Mrs. Cheveley.

12. In Act 1, Part 1, what is needed at the embassy to prevent the ambassador from being recalled?
(a) Good security.
(b) A good chef.
(c) Proper manners.
(d) A proper invitation.

13. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say science cannot grapple with the problem of women?
(a) Women are too complicated.
(b) Only God can explain women.
(c) Science is a man's field.
(d) Science can never grapple with the irrational.

14. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Goring say is "never of any use to oneself"?
(a) Politics.
(b) Good advice.
(c) A keen wit.
(d) Money.

15. What secret does Mrs. Cheveley know about Sir Robert?
(a) He was once poor.
(b) He had an affair.
(c) He has an illegitimate child.
(d) The real origin of his wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lady Chiltern say she and Mrs. Cheveley have met before?

2. In what season does Mrs. Cheveley say people are either hunting for husbands or hiding from them?

3. In Act 1, Part 1, how is Goring described?

4. What is the name of the tapestry that remains illuminated after the lights are put out at the end of Act 1?

5. Who says, "As a rule, everybody turns out to be somebody else"?

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